The Woman From Hell

Chapter 73

"Hahaha, this young lady is pretty shrewd, huh? You're a good judge of character, accepting such a perfect lady as your goddaughter, Petra. Mr. Grant is really lucky to have such a clever and beautiful wife.” Mr. Zach happily raised his glass.

Theo stood up and took the wine glass from my hands, giving Mr. Zach a professional smile. "Thank you for the kind words, Mr. Zach. My wife is pregnant and can't drink, so I'll toast on her behalf."

"You’re too polite, Mr. Grant. Cheers!” Mr. Zach clinked glasses with Theo with a wide grin.

"Alright, you don't have to worry anymore now. Since Mr. Zach has agreed to help you out, he'll definitely get everything settled soon. Sit down and have something to eat. You’re pregnant, and you shouldn’t starve yourself." Petra pulled me to my seat with a smile, sounding just like a loving mother.

I finally breathed out a sigh of relief. I softly said, " Thank you, Petra.”

She smiled, not saying a word, and turned around to chat with the others.

After another round of toasting, everyone started chatting about the past.

Mr. Zach looked me up and down and asked Petra, " Petra, have you gotten any news about your daughter yet? I've been asking around in Salt City but..."

Petra, who had been smiling, suddenly revealed a pained expression. She dropped her head and said," I've been looking for her, but I've not received any news so far. It’s been so many years-it’s really tough!"

one day. As long as you don’t give

She looked at me and said, "If she

bear a slight resemblance to yours when you were younger, Petra. Now I know why you

nodded in agreement. All of a

of what to do. I could only keep quiet

on to chat about other things. The

to walk to the bathroom. I propped myself u

appeared in front of me. "Rinse your

in front of me with a glass of water

you here?" I took the glass of water and rinsed

feel too well." He took my hand

out, this dinner party is a good opportunity for me. I can't just leave." I stood at the sink, unmoving, and peered up at him. "Were

happened to bump into her on the way to

still just a businessman. A rich and powerful lady like Petra would never take the initiative to offer help if she did not need a favor

ask further questions. It was probably something

the way, she spoke about

Petra have a daughter? Isn't she Xander’s mother?" I suddenly recalled the things they had spoken about at the dinner table. I could not help but feel weirded out by the strange stares they had